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National Republican., 1887-03-17

II will be seen that the beets OF 1885 pro-
duce 80 per cent. more sugar than those of
1850, and that the increase is gradual and
regular. A ton Of 1000 pounds of beets
will thus produce 22S pounds Of raw sugar.
a ton of beets is delivered to the sugar
mill In Germany for 20 francs, or $3.50.
the cost Of manufacturing is 12 francs, or
S2.aS, and the value of the pulps and mo-
lasses is 81 francs, or 6S cents, making the
cost Of 22S pounds of raw sugar 50 90, or
81 cents per pound. From this must be
taken the drawback allowed BY the govern
ment on all exported sugars, and this
would reduce the cost of sugar for ship
ment to less than cents per pound.
But improvements are continually being
made, not only in reducing the cost of
fuel, but in increasing the effectiveness OF
evaporators, and 1t is safe to estimate that
the s,500,O00 tons of beets grown in Ger
many last year will yield one million tons
Of sugar, costing less than two cents per
pound.
1t is a settled question that the sugar beet
can be grown in many sections of the United
States, with perhaps better results than in
Germany, in the amount Of production per
acre. The experiment In California is q
perfect success, and the examinations al
ready made show large extent of country
with soils specially adapted to the growth
OF the sugar beet. Our improved agricul.
tural machinery will, in part, offset the
cheapness of German as compared with
American labor, though II would not be
cafe to assume that beets could be grown
with profit to the farmer in the United
States as in Germany, unless the beet ROOT
stock plan was adopted, by which the far
mer becomes a stockholder in the factory
which consumes his beets.
There is no reason why the people Of tn,
United States should not grow their owl
sugar instead of sending one hundred mil
lion dollars year abroad for it, but /
must be manufactured from beets. Tn
cane sugar experiment has been tried aut
failed. Once we produced one-third of tn
amount needed, now about ne-tenth, ant
sugar must be placed on the free list, and
bounty be paid for its production.
National Republican., 1887-03-17
Beet Root Sugar.

Tho marvellous increase in the produc.
tion and the extremely low price of beet
root sugar has created alarm among tho
cane sugarraisers. The production of 1885, SO
was as follows: Germany, $685. ,105 tons;
Austria, 100000; France, s,407; Russia,
$4,000; Belgium, s,420; Holland, 3I50O,
total Of 9, 117,632 tons, and the estimates
make the crop of 1ss6.s7 amount to
2,64T,000 tons.
1t is the great improvement, not only in
the saccharine quality Of the beets pro-
duced, butt the methods Of extraction that
has reduced :ihe price OF beet root sugar to
such a point that cane sugar, with It's
slovenly and costly methods OF production
and extraction, cannot compete with it.
The following table shows the advance
made in six years in the quantity of sugar
secured from beets as well as the amount
produced in Germany
National Republican., 1887-03-17
THE BLAIR BILL.
Letter from Its Author to a Prominent
Alabamian.

Aiabamian.
The following letter from Senator II. w.
Blair, Of New Hampshire, explains itself
UNITED STATES SENATE, WASHINGTON,
ID. c., Mar. @, 1SS7-Diy Dear Sir; The
session is over and the educational bill is
not passed-not even considered In the
House. Tho bill passed the Senate last
March, but was pocketed In the House
committee, then fooled with for months by
the labor committee, aud, finally, just be-
fore the close OF the last session reported
adversely, with substitute designed to
make the measure ridiculous by the ma
jority with minority supporting the bill.
SO It went over to this winter. During the
winter upward Of 100000 separate sigma
lures and at least 100000 OF people by
their representatives, to say nothing OF
the action Of state legislatures, like
your own, have urged the House
to consider the bill. A faction Of the Dem
ocratic party, led by Morrison, Randall,
two-thlrds vote in favor Of considering
the bill, and go defeated It's passage Then
the question OF Its consideration was re-
ferred to the committee on rules, OF which
Carlisle, Randall, and Morrison were the
majority, and Reed and Hiscock the
minority. The Republicans steadily en-
deavored to secure report for the consid-
tIhbOu VI lub bill, WhllC tilC lhhJoliNJ Svh
stantly opposed and refused to report at
all. The speaker steadily refused to recog-
nize any one to move suspension OF. the
rules and pass the bill. ..
The vote to proceed to consideration,
| fair test Of the strength Of the bill, was 160
| for consideration, 76 against. The minority
could nave fillibustered away the whole
| session, and l think would rather than to
have permitted the passage OF the bill.
| Only one Republican, Mr.. White, OF Min
nesota, was against the bill; Of the 40, 75
| were Democrats, led by the men have
| mentioned. This measure will be at once
| pressed in the next Congress, and 1t will
become law II we faint not. hope that
| your people Of all parties will continue
| their labors for this bill. 1t has In It more
| Of good for the whole nation than any
thing else pending or likely to be for mauy
| years.
| hope that all Republican elements In
| your state and throughout the south will
| ally themselves with the wise and progress
sive and patrioticelement Of the Democracy
in the determined effort upon which we are
now entering for the enactment OF the bill
into law by the fiftieth Congress. The
measure Is above parties, and includes the
whole country. 1t belongs to that domain
where partisanship merges into patriotism.
1t Is the great war measure Of peace Let
us try another crusade for 1t. Truly yours,
II. w. BLAIR.
DR.. r. A. MosELEY, Talladega, Ala.
National Republican., 1887-03-17
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE. BILL
Alleged Discovery of q Material Cleri-
cal Error in the Act.

Alleged Discovery of q Material Cleri-
cal Error in the Act.
The local correspondence OF the st. Louis
Globc-Democrat processes to have ediscovered
very material error in the interstate COM
merce bill, and thus telegraphs his paper: 1t
was learned today from an authoritative
source that by clerical error one section Of
the interstate commerce bill was enacted in
form very different from that intended.
The error was one of transposition OF
clauses. In the bill, as finally agreed upon
in the conference, there was the following:
Nothing in this act shall be construed to pro-
bibit tho Issuance of mileage, excursion, or
Communication passenger tickets.
In the flnal copying and revision OF the
bill two clauses were transferred, so that
this provision read as follows:
Nothing in this act shall apply to the issu.
ance of mileage, excursion or Communication
passenger tickets.
The mistake was not discovered until re-
Gently. There is, as will readily be per-
ceived, great difference between the pro.
vision intended and the one enacted. In
the former the exemption is limited; In the
latter Is unlimited. BY the latter 1t seems
as II all passenger business was exempted
from the operation Of the law, but this In
terpretatIon Is at variance with other por-
| tions Of the law, which plainly apply to
passenger traffic. One of the first questions
| brought before the board will be the con-
struction to be put upon this section.
|
USE DR.. Pierces pellets" for all bilious at
National Republican., 1887-03-17

IL KURTz JOHNSON. A. L. JOHNSON.
Es JOHNSON BROTHERS.
In addition to our unequaled facilities for
supplying families throughout the District oi
COAL AND WOOD,
We arenow prepared to supply consumers with
COX Ii
Direct from the Washington Gaslight Com.
papy's Works with promptneSs and dispatch.
NO CHANGE IN PRICE OR TERMS.
Orders will continue to be received at the
office of the Washington Gaslight Company
and ut the works of the company
Also for Coke, Coal, and Wood by direct Or
MAIN OFFICE:
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BRANCH OFFICES AND YARDS:
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l74O Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
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WHARYES AND RAILROAD YARD.
Twelfth and Water streets southwest.
N. B.-Liberal terms will be made with all
dealers In fuel In the District OF Columbia
WE ARE DELIVERING CRUSHED COKE TO
ANY PART OF WASHINGTON
OR GEORGETOWN
40 Bushels for $40.
25 Bushels for 81 50
COKE NOT CRUSHED
40 Bushels for 50 90
% Bushels for $500.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

The Navy Department is about to begin
the preparation of plans for the two 1,7oo
ton gunboats, for which provision was made
by the late Congress. Inasmuch as these
boats ore to be patterned after ''gunboat
No. .l,"now In process of construction, the
work of the department will be much
lighter than II gunboats of new design had
been ordered, as it will only be necessary I'd
duplicate the drawings already made. The
limit Of the contract price OF tho new vessels
is $3.50, 600 each
National Republican., 1887-03-17

years ago built road three times that
long, over an uninhabited plain, treeless,
and almost waterlcss, piercing two OF
the loftiest and most rugged mountain
ranges In the world, and now they have
paralleled three times.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

An imported anarchist, named scheyitch,
in New York, glorifying the assassins who
slew Thousands Of inofrensive persons AT
Paris in 1871, said in a speech 10 his brother
anarchists, "The only way to show your
selves worthy disciples OF those who died
On the baricades Of Paris 10 to die for the
great cause as they did" Nobody will OBJ
ject to Mr.. Schevitch aud all who think
with him dying, and the sooner the better.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

THE silver in Bland dollar is to-day worth
77.G eents.-Nel0 York Commercial AdreRiSer.
Well, there is something else in 1t that
makes it worth 100 cents-just as much as
a gold or greenback dollar. You need not
separate the silver from the pledge that
backs 1t.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

Emma Abbott Opera Company sings
"Il Troyatore" and "Mlkado" on alternate
evenings. We fancy there is not another
singer in the United States who could
achieve the awful plunge from Leonora to
Yum Yum with SO much Of grace as "IIon'
est Emma.n
National Republican., 1887-03-17

THE National Drill is booming. II Bis.
msrck, Boulanger, the Car, and the En-
peror Joseph want 10 see how government
can lie great and strong without immense
standing armies they should come to Wash
ington and see the unpaid citizen soldiery
Of the great republic.
National Republican., 1887-03-17
Secretary whitney at the Navy !

HtUItIHFy W HIIHty NJ IHo NHNY NHTW'
Secretary Whitney, accompanied by Com
modore sicard, chief Of the bureau of ord
nance, went to the navy yard yesterday
afternoon and examined the changes recon-
mended by the board OF officers for the pur-
pose Of transferring the yard into an ord
pance foundry. The visit only lasted about
half an hour
National Republican., 1887-03-17

Is THE millennium at hand with the
New Yolk boodlers In the penitentlary or
Canada, the Cincinnati election thieves in
jail, the Chicago officials locked up, the ST..
Louis "fStIs,n ana even the Texas intimi-
dators indicted, 1t looks Iikethe millennium
was approaching.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

TnE cause of home rule for Ireland Is
moving right on toward victory. 1t is
stronger than any party-strong enough to
move over and crush any party that has not
sense enough to recede before its onward
progress.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

1T is not worth while to make fuss be-
cause the Senate clock was set back few
minutes on the last day Of the session Of
Congress. That has been done many a
time, and the doing Of 1t has saved the
country millions Of dollars.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN yesterday
proposed a plan for representation, but
our "home rule" contemporaries do not
respond. They do notwant anything savor-
ing so much of genuine home rule.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

THE Russians think they have done a
wonderful piece Of work 10 completing the
Tnns-Caspian railway, $50 miles long,
from the Caspian sea 10 the Oxus river,
over an uninbObted, but almost level,
desert country, The Americans twenty
National Republican., 1887-03-17

The Canucks want commission to set
tie the fishery question, but they will
hardly secure one. Our Uncle Samuel has
distinct recollection of "doctored" statis-
tics, and proposes to settle this time to suit
III; enlf
National Republican., 1887-03-17
Exnnrsinnists frnm nnm.ln

About 500 txcurslonists from Northern
New York, and mostly from Buffalo, ar
rived in the city last evening. Their tickets
are good for ten days, and II is expected
that majority Of them will remain here for
that length Of time. The President Will
have abundance of handshakipg o.daY.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

IT is very pitiful to see the free trade
Democrats on their knees supplicating the
protection Republicans Of Pennsylvania to
deliver them from the clutches Of Mr..
Samuel j. Randall. That is, 1t would be
pitful II 1t were not amusing.
National Republican., 1887-03-17
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Irnn,fer of a ConsuI,

At lis own request the Department OF
State has transferred Rule Letcher, OF
Missouri consul at Rio Graude do Sui
Brazil, to The vacant consulate at Ascuncion
Paraguay.
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THURSDAY, MARCH II.
Amusements.

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The Office of register, in Brooklyn, is a
"fat take" Last year the net income was
9,I97, which is little more than the Presi.
dent of the United States receives.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

THE report that all the Atlantic cables
were broken is false. The usual daily adver-
tisen ent of Mrs. "Ostler Joe" Potter ar
rived on time.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

THE Foreign and Consular edition, com.
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"TnE boys on the row' are again recon-
structing the cabinet. Some Of them are
making out excellent lists; but there is no
evidence of presidential authority.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN, the aristocratic radi.
cal Of England, has nearly gotten to the
point where the ambitious frog in the fable
ended his career.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

THE czar will prefer to lead Holy Russia
in war for Constantinople to riding
among bomb throwers, and the weather
is getting just right
National Republican., 1887-03-17

1TIGn license is about to score victory
over the combined forces Of the liquor
dealers ard prohibitionists in New York.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

WASHINGTON is very much interested in
the great railway ''deal," and its citizens
hope that It will not be made way station.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

EVERY Democrat in the New York assem-
bly, votes against high license.
National Republican., 1887-03-17
ANIUSENIENTS
ALBAUGH's GRAND OPERA HOUSE

ALBAuGH's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The Little Tycoon" which scored snch an
enormous success n. this house last Decem Der,
and which is now playing return engagement
at Baltimore to large business, will commence
their return engagement at Albaugh's on
Monday next. The cast will include Robert
Graham, the original Knickerbocker; Elena
Delaro, the original Miss Hurricane (who has
been sent on TO give more strength to the cast
Charles Campbell, Il. n. Dunbar, Felix Haney
Ed Everett. Miss Carrie Dietrich, EugeniE
morninp nj a niplpnlf
National Republican., 1887-03-17

Coal tar sugar follows cotton seed lard
in the march of applied science.
National Republican., 1887-03-17
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UsE DI, Bulls Cough Syrup ana do not dis
turb the preacher aud congregation with your
cough.
National Republican., 1887-03-17

CIT 90 REWARD-sToLEN FROM ME
sD 1NJO Oct. 2S last, two notes given by
B 4, Gilbert, one dated April Q, 1885, 20 days,
for q, 100; the other dated Sept 4, 1886 GO days.
Takoma Park property. l will pay the above
reward upon their return to me, they being my
property. i have commenced suit to subject
The said pledged property TO tho payment OF
the indebtedness, and caution the public not
TO deal in said notes. L. BINGHAM sos 18th.
81 N. W. mhlb-tu,th s5t
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NEW NATIONAL TuEATER,

Next week Sol Smith Russell, with his COM
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entitled "Pa." 1t has the distinguished
merits Of originality, of perfect cleanliness, OF
many humorous situations, and OF a bright
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PERSONAL.

IL HoMEoPATHY. THE BELIEF ENTER
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KRRNAN's WASHINGTON THEATER.

"Tho work goes bravely ou." or the play, or
the fun, at Kernan's thus far this week. and.
ceed to the weeks end. Then on Monday, and
the five days thereafter '"rhe Ash box in.
spectors, THE Irish comedians, Sheehan and
Coyne, in "Crogan's Elevation" a play with q
plOt-wonderful in these modern days J.
songs, and dances, will brighten all eyes aud
extend all mouths with laughter uncOntrolea-
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THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,,

onlysl for Two Years-lSs7 and 1888,
which includes the contest Of the next Presidential
Election,
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eSse wHEATLEY's STEAM DYE WORKS.
R-oS THE RUSH is OVER.
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Many thanks to my friends and patrons for
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HARRIs's DIJoU TaEArgR.

Our young friend, and old friend, too, New.
ton Beers, well known TO everybody during his
engagement at Herzog's, win be Job Armroyd,
The swaTt King, throughout next week at the
whatever he assumes, so completely does he
give his warm heart and active mind TO the
personality of the hour. The said job is the
principal person of the drama, Lost in Lon
DON" Let the public rest assured OF Newton
Beers his character painting will be bold aud
true, Unusual care has been given to, the
scenic production OF the piece, and II is lyric
as well as spectacular. The heart of Bleak
moor, the Home of the swart King. the IL
luminated Snow Shower. the Fete OF Comus
and, above ALL Jobs Vision are transcendent
in beauty,
THE DIME MUSEUM.
This week is triumphant at the Dime. To-
day, ST. latrlck's, will be observed with due
honor. Irish songs ardo mt rs In their native
land; Irish dances Irish wit, will cause all
who have known the "emernld' of the sea to
fnncy themselves home again, aud all others
to long forso lovely Rnd genial IN isle. Next
week Is to present "Uncle Toms Cabin" New
and superior scenery; each performance clos
ing with the Magnolia Quartette in camp
meeting hymns, glees, and limitations OF varl =
OILS musical Instruments